Robo-Cars Make Cruise Control So Last Century

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Busted on cruise control at top

Busted on cruise control at top 08/08/2004 02:01 PM
The theme tune to the new Thunderbirds film, by pop group Busted, stays at number one for the second week running.

Jugglezine - On Cruise Control

Jugglezine - On Cruise Control 04/17/2005 07:36 PM
On Cruise Control: How to get out of a life rut

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Adaptive Cruise Control May Solve
Traffic Jams

Adaptive Cruise Control May Solve
Traffic Jams 07/30/2004 03:51 PM
More and more luxury cars these days are coming with adaptive cruise control -- which is mainly considered a safety feature. The idea is that if you're getting too close to the car in front of you, your car automatically begins to slow down, avoiding the possibility of an accident. However, one of the nice "unintended benefits" of such systems is they may create much more efficient traffic flow. Apparently, if just 20% of the cars on the road had such systems on a normal highway, most traffic jams would simply go away. The article goes into details on how this works, but the basic summary is that most drivers are either idiots or err on the side of caution by braking too hard when someone in front of them brakes, leading to a chain reaction that causes the slow down. With a computer braking more appropriately, the chain reaction has a much smaller impact, allowing traffic flow to continue smoothly. Yet another situation where a technology designed for one purpose, actually has a very useful alternative benefit.

Remote Control Racing Cars Getting Small

Remote Control Racing Cars Getting Small 06/18/2004 07:12 PM
AP via Newsday Jun 18 2004 11:32PM GMT

Throughout the 20th century, small
groups of men seized control of great
nations...

Throughout the 20th century, small
groups of men seized control of great
nations... 07/29/2004 11:37 PM
In His Own Words -- just in time for FlashQuicktime Friday, Bush's own words, from 2003's State of the Union matched with more appropriate and now-historic imagery than a man standing behind a teleprompter and podium. (Warning: some graphic stuff inside.) Realplayer version available here. and perhaps because not everything deserves the lighthearted jibjab treatment.

Korea to make 7.1 mln. cars in 2010,
says KAMA

Korea to make 7.1 mln. cars in 2010,
says KAMA 04/22/2004 06:30 AM
Maekyung Internet Apr 22 2004 11:07AM GMT

Those Wacky People Who Want to Make Cars
More Fuel Efficient

Those Wacky People Who Want to Make Cars
More Fuel Efficient 06/26/2004 12:32 PM
EPA - fuel efficiency not worth it, apparently .. better gas mileage? Jeebus

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Cruise Critic Offering Up-to-the-Minute
Info on Hurricane Frances-Related Cruise
Developments

Cruise Critic Offering Up-to-the-Minute
Info on Hurricane Frances-Related Cruise
Developments 09/02/2004 05:39 PM
Cruise Critic, the leading cruise travel information web site for consumers, is offering up-to-the-minute coverage of cruise developments related to Hurricane Frances. [PRWEB Sep 2, 2004]

Cruise Line Sued for 'Unsanitary' Cruise
(Reuters)

Cruise Line Sued for 'Unsanitary' Cruise
(Reuters) 04/01/2005 11:51 AM
Reuters - A California woman and her son have sued cruise operator Holland America Line for unspecified damages after getting sick on a cruise where they said toilets overflowed and crew members were seen with prostitutes at ports of call.

Fight 21th Century problem with 18th
Century Solution

Fight 21th Century problem with 18th
Century Solution 02/10/2004 08:09 PM
Bounty on creators of e-mail worm: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3436835.stm

"technology makes new cars too expensive
to repair, which may lead to disposable
cars"

"technology makes new cars too expensive
to repair, which may lead to disposable
cars" 04/21/2004 10:19 AM

Tow Truck Drivers Push Cars into
Tow-Away Zone then hold cars for ransom

Tow Truck Drivers Push Cars into
Tow-Away Zone then hold cars for ransom 03/22/2005 04:59 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Tian says: "On March 7th, I took photos of a tow truck driver that damages a vehicle then tries to get away in Phoenix.

Sunday night (March 20th), Phoenix news channel 15 used a bait car and discovered that local tow truck company(s) would actually push cars into tow-away zone first, then held the cars as "hostages" for ransom."

I just watched it. The TV crew set up a white SUV as a bait car, and parked it legally. Time and time again, tow trucks would push the car into a red zone, snap a photo, and tow it away. Of course, when the TV crew showed the owner of the tow truck company how his drivers had pushed the car into the red lane, the owner denied responsibility. "I didn't push it," he said.

Arizona lawmakers have been half-heartedly writing legislation to stop this (isn't it illegal to do this already) but the tow truck has so far been able to convince them not to ruin the good thing they've got going. Link to RealMedia file. The segment starts about 20:15 into the broadcast.

Frontiers 31 Mar 2005 - 3G Technology -
Will it make it harder for parents to
control what their teenagers are

Frontiers 31 Mar 2005 - 3G Technology -
Will it make it harder for parents to
control what their teenagers are 04/02/2005 06:37 PM
Radio Singapore International Apr 2 2005 7:11PM GMT

php|cruise: The World's First Ever
PHP-only Cruise

php|cruise: The World's First Ever
PHP-only Cruise 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
The publishers of php|architect have announced php|cruise, a five-day cruise to the Bahamas Islands featuring a lot of fun and over thirty different sessions dedicated to PHP from well known experts like Wez Furlong, Alan Knowles and John Coggeshall. The cruise will take place March 1st to 5th, 2004. The organizers have announced a contest to give away one free place on the cruise.

ROBO-ONE Competition

ROBO-ONE Competition 08/10/2004 08:48 AM

Want to see cute robots beat the ever-living snot out of each other? Want to see if being autographed by Steven Tyler makes a robot a more effective killing machine? Have a passion for robots with snorkel afros?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might want to check out this pics from this year's Robo-One tournament, where crafty Japanese tinkerers get together each year to let their robots tear each other to bits. Only our pan-Pacific neighbors would name a mechanoid death machine "Buster-Lilac," and that's why we love them.

Rea d - ROBO-ONE (Japanese) [Impress Watch via Dottocomu]< /p>

Robo-roach

Robo-roach 09/17/2004 06:13 AM
David Pescovitz: How do animals walk without falling over? A multi-university research effort led by UC Berkeley will try to answer that question by studying a small robot that imitates cockroach locomotion. Berkeley biologist Rober t Full's insights into animal movement have informed the design of other robots as well, including the wall-climbing Mecho-Gecko. By simultaneously studying the cockroach-bot and various insects, the researchers hope to identify the muscular and neural networks that result in the whole-body motion of a wide range of animals, including humans.

"The robot has to operate in the real world, like the animal does, so we can use it for testing hypotheses," Full said. "We know, for example, that the body's center of mass bounces along like a pogo stick, which is embodied in the robot, but we don't know how its parts - its legs, feet, actuators or muscles - sum up to give that remarkably general pattern of movement. Now we can ask questions like, 'What if you had a more compliant leg? What if you had two joints in that leg, what does that give you versus one joint?'"

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Robo-Legs

Robo-Legs 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
In new smart arms and legs, sensors and software combine to blur the line between man and machine.

Nothing Robotic About Robo-Art

Nothing Robotic About Robo-Art 09/21/2004 06:37 AM
The ArtBots show in New York this past weekend proved that robots can wax artistic, too -- or at least carry out the instructions of their artistic creators. Cyrus Farivar reports from New York.

Mini Robo Copter Unveiled

Mini Robo Copter Unveiled 04/11/2005 08:18 AM

Seiko Epson is showing off their new robo-copter—the lightest and smallest robotic helicopter to date, weighing in at just 8.9 grams. The Micro Flying Robot has four legs and actuators, as well as two rotors, to aid in balancing. Lacking Asimovesque miniature atomic power sources as we do, the copter is externally powered, but it's awfully cool nonetheless. The prototype was introduced at the International Robot Exhibition, perhaps taking some thunder away from all of the robotic unveilings at the World Expo this year.

Tiny robot helicopter unveiled in Japan [Ananova via GearLive]

Posible robo del código IOS de Cisco

Posible robo del código IOS de Cisco 05/16/2004 05:49 PM

Macromedia Debuts New Robo- Line

Macromedia Debuts New Robo- Line 01/22/2004 02:54 AM
The Web graphics software maker makes the best of its eHelp acquisition with a new line of corporate e-learning tools.

Robo-One Grand Prix Robots

Robo-One Grand Prix Robots 12/02/2003 12:24 AM
Yahoo has some pictures of bipedal combat robots from the Robo-One Grand Prix. The robot combat competition was held in a makeshift ring at the 2003 Internation Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on November 22nd. The robots were displayed with the hopes of promoting robot technology and their user-friendliness. This is the same Exhibition that brought other great robotic displays such as Actroids and Epson's uFR Micro Flying Robot.

Tilden to Unleash New Robo-creatures

Tilden to Unleash New Robo-creatures 01/06/2005 11:51 AM
A number of readers submitted links about Mark Tilden's new Wow Wee robots. Dave Hrynkiw writes, "A little birdy (thanks, Wolfgang) on the BEAM mailing list sent in this tidbit on the CES show being covered by PCMagazine. In short, Mark Tilden of BEAM and Robosapien fame is set to unleash three companions to the Robosapien: Robosapien V2, Robopet, and RoboRaptor. Anybody want to soup up the V2 to take on a RoboONE?". Tilden is quoted in an iafrica.com story as saying, "It really is awesome, people are gonna like the new stuff". The current RoboSapien hasn't been forgotten in all the hype over the new models. It picked up a Digital World Innovation Award at CES to add to it's already lengthy list of awards.

Pentagon Looks To Robo-Trucks To Protect
Personnel

Pentagon Looks To Robo-Trucks To Protect
Personnel 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
Information Week Apr 14 2005 11:38AM GMT

"Robo-Border, Escape from Fortress
Israel"

"Robo-Border, Escape from Fortress
Israel" 06/19/2004 08:59 AM

Darpa Runs Robo-Racers Off Road

Darpa Runs Robo-Racers Off Road 11/04/2003 06:25 AM
About 100 teams accepted the Pentagon's challenge to build robots that can race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without human help. But the Pentgon goofed. It invited too many and may ax many entrants. By Noah Shachtman.

Robo-talk helps pocket translator

Robo-talk helps pocket translator 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
Tourists landing in Tokyo can hire out a handheld gadget that translates in a second.

Detenciones en el robo del código de
Half-Life 2

Detenciones en el robo del código de
Half-Life 2 06/11/2004 02:36 PM

New CIA Tech Museum: Spy Scat and
Robo-Fish

New CIA Tech Museum: Spy Scat and
Robo-Fish 12/28/2003 10:06 AM
PSaltyDS writes "According to this AP story, the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology is celebrating its 40th anniversary by revealing a few dozen of ...

Robo Urinal: Behold Your Porcelain
Master

Robo Urinal: Behold Your Porcelain
Master 04/06/2005 06:01 PM

Shakeutron will never judge you. Shakeutron is here to help. Shakeutron would like to buy you a nice steak dinner. Shakeutron did not mean to offend you. Shakeutron would like you to come back. Shakeutron cries 1.5 gallons of tears. (Thanks, baud boy!)

New CIA Tech Museum: Spy Scat and
Robo-Fish

New CIA Tech Museum: Spy Scat and
Robo-Fish 12/28/2003 02:59 PM
Slashdot Dec 28 2003 2:09PM ET

Photonics Control Announces Optical
Control Breakthrough

Photonics Control Announces Optical
Control Breakthrough 06/26/2004 02:40 AM
Intelligent Photonics Control Corp. (Photonics Control), the world leader in providing embedded control solutions for optical devices, announced today that it has reached a significant milestone. The Company has integrated its solutions into 50 different customer platforms including Optical Amplifiers, VMUXes, OPMs, DGEs, and Tunable Lasers. [PRWEB Jun 26, 2004]

You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar (MacCentral)

You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar (MacCentral) 08/31/2004 07:26 PM
MacCentral - You Software Inc. announced on Tuesday the availability of You Control: iTunes, a free download that places iTunes controls in the Mac OS X menu bar. Without leaving the current application, you can pause, play, rewind or skip songs, as well as control iTunes' volume and even browse your entire music library by album, artist or genre. Each time a new song plays, You Control: iTunes also pops up a window that displays the artist and song name and the album artwork, if it's in the library. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2.6 and 10MB free hard drive space. ...

You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar

You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar 08/31/2004 01:50 PM
You Software Inc. announced on Tuesday the availability of You Control: iTunes, a free download that places iTunes controls in the Mac OS X menu bar. Without leaving the current application, you can pause, play, rewind or skip songs, as well as control iTunes' volume and even browse your entire music library by album, artist or genre. Each time a new song plays, You Control: iTunes also pops up a window that displays the artist and song name and the album artwork, if it's in the library. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2.6 and 10MB free hard drive space.

Do-It-Yourself Cruise Missle

Do-It-Yourself Cruise Missle 07/10/2004 12:50 PM
"Building a low-cost, autonomous, self-guided, air-breathing missile with a significant payload capability is now well within the reach of almost any person," according to Bruce Simpson, homebrew merchant of death.

How does Tom Cruise rate?

How does Tom Cruise rate? 08/05/2004 08:52 AM
After three decades on-screen, who should we compare him to? Redford, Cooper or Johnny Depp? My choice: Troy Donahue.

Football: Newcastle cruise through

Football: Newcastle cruise through 03/17/2005 02:54 AM
An Alan Shearer brace helps Newcastle reach the last eight of Uefa Cup after beating Olympiakos.

Tom Cruise Ready for Love Again (AP)

Tom Cruise Ready for Love Again (AP) 08/03/2004 10:58 AM
AP - Despite some disappointments, Tom Cruise is not giving up on love and marriage. "I will never be down with love. Ever. I'm the guy who loves relationships. I love women," the 42-year-old star was quoted as saying in Tuesday's edition of the Daily Mirror tabloid.

MySQL Geek Cruise?

MySQL Geek Cruise? 12/10/2003 01:14 AM
It does seem so. I guess with a dolphin as a mascot it just makes sense. The name "MySQL Swell" is a bit cheesy, don't ya think? Heh. Link via Jim's "hmm" entry....
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